The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 794 The Hero Returns to Beijing (Subscribe)

When Du Wenhai heard this, he couldn't help frowning.

A clarinet that breathes fire?

Should be a musket, right?

Or artillery is also possible.

But what is a Rakshasa ghost?
In this era, there are not many exchanges between Ming Dynasty and the West, especially since Ming Dynasty began to encourage the development of industry and commerce, and conquered Nanyang for overseas expansion, it has more contacts with Western countries.

However, Daming has more contact with Western European countries such as the Netherlands, England, Portugal, France, and Spain.

The countries in Eastern Europe have no sense of presence in the East due to their late participation in the great voyage!

And Rakshasa...

How should I put it, Rakshasa also belongs to the barbarian type in Europe.

The tribal chief suddenly changed the subject and spoke.

"Now that Master Wang is here, someone will be able to uphold justice for us!"

"It's true, it's really overwhelming!"

When Du Wenhai heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became dazed.

He finally understood why this tribe was so excited about the arrival of the Deming Fleet.

It turned out that they had planned to hug their thighs a long time ago!

"Where are those Rakshasa people?"

Du Wenhai asked.

Faced with these Raksha people who suddenly appeared in Daming, but did not know their origins, Du Wenhai was going to send someone to investigate.

In any case, we must figure out the origin and purpose of these Rakshasa people!
Then inform the court that no matter it is war or peace, the court must make corresponding preparations.

Hearing this, the tribal chief pointed to the northwest direction and said.

"On the bank of a big river in the west, the Raksha people built a huge castle on the bank of the river..."

The great river mentioned by the tribal chief was Heilongjiang, and the castle he mentioned was Yaksa City.

And this tribe should belong to one of the Daur people.

Hearing this, Du Wenhai nodded and said.

"Don't worry, Master Wang will uphold justice for you!"

Du Wenhai had already made up his mind to send someone up the river to investigate the situation at Yaksa's side.

At this moment, an officer of the Ming Army strode out of the wooden house, came to Du Wenhai's side, and spoke.

"My lord, Commander, our army found a stone tablet by the sea, on which the word Shumiao Street..."

"After corresponding to the map left by the Yongle period, we can basically determine the location of our army, which is Temple Street."

Du Wenhai nodded slightly upon hearing this.

In my heart, I have already made a decision.

"Immediately send someone to report to the imperial court about the temple street!"

"Let someone make a corresponding plan for building a port terminal on Temple Street."

After finishing speaking, Du Wenhai turned his head and said to the chief of the indigenous tribe beside him.

"Don't worry, Da Ming will definitely expel Rakshasa and uphold justice for your tribe!"

"However, before that, the imperial court needs to build a wharf on Temple Street to receive the arrival of subsequent imperial troops."

"I need you and other tribes to provide some help to the imperial court. I wonder if it is possible?"

Originally, Du Wenhai was thinking that the imperial court wanted to build a wharf in this Temple Street, but he didn't know what excuse to use to build the wharf and also use the power of the local tribes.

Well now, isn't that the reason?
Since you want to use the power of the Ming court to drive away the Rakshasa and uphold justice for you.

Then you have to provide a place for the imperial army to stay, right?
The tribal chief nodded and said directly when he heard the words.

"this is necessary!"

"Since the court is willing to send troops to uphold justice for us, we will definitely do our best to build the wharf for the court to reach the army."

Du Wenhai smiled and stroked his beard.

Then he began to feast with the chiefs of these tribes.

After drinking cup after cup of high quality wine brought by Daming, everyone was dizzy from drinking.

After the banquet, the Ming army began to land on Temple Street for repairs.

After repairing for a few days, Du Wenhai left some people on Temple Street, almost [-] soldiers, and corresponding craftsmen to build the port and wharf.

Then the brigade continued to go north, and began to follow the coastline, or the island chain, towards the New World.

The purpose of their trip is to explore the New World. As for the matter of Temple Street, although it is important, they cannot allow the fleet to stay in Temple Street for a long time.

After the main fleet of the Ming army left, those who were left behind began to build ports and wharves.

During this process, relevant personnel of the Ming army hired members of local tribes to help with the work at the cost of various goods.

……

The third year of the Ming Dynasty, the beginning of August!

It was already late autumn, and Li Guangyuan escorted all the high-level officials of the Heshuote Khanate back to Nanjing City by taking the Yangtze River waterway.

Li Guangyuan was riding on horseback, looking at the magnificent city in the distance, but his eyes were a little strange.

What about the walls?
Where did my big city wall go?
At this time, the outer city walls of Nanjing City have almost been demolished.

When you come to the outside of Nanjing, you can see the houses and buildings in the city at a glance.

Li Guangyuan's eyes were full of shock, and he stared there without blinking.

At this moment, a group of elite cavalry came rushing from a distance, led by an eunuch wearing the clothes of an internal official.

The team of fine riders ran all the way to Li Guangyuan and the others, and the little eunuch spoke directly.

"Your Majesty ordered the Marquis to enter the palace to have an audience!"

Li Guangyuan nodded when he heard this.

"Please father-in-law lead the way!"

After finishing speaking, he headed towards the city of Nanjing under the leadership of the young eunuch.

The soldiers and prisoners of war behind him were taken over by personnel from other relevant departments.

The prisoners of war were sent to prison for custody!

The soldiers were arranged in a military camp outside Nanjing City, where they were asked to repair in situ and prepare to receive rewards.

Li Guangyuan walked side by side with the little eunuch, and turned his head to look at the surrounding environment.

He was sent to Sichuan and Sichuan to preside over military affairs, and he hadn't been back to Nanjing for several years.

Looking at it now, the changes inside and outside Nanjing are really great.

The most obvious change is that the city wall of Nanjing is gone.

Li Guangyuan looked at the Nanjing City in front of him, and couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked.

"Eunuch Lin, why is the city wall of Nanjing gone?"

Lin Pei'an heard the words and said with a smile.

"It's His Majesty's idea to go back to Lord Hou."

"Tear down the city wall of Nanjing to facilitate the urban development of Nanjing."

Li Guangyuan nodded when he heard this.

"Yeah, that's right!"

"Nanjing is indeed much bigger now!"

After the expansion plan of Nanjing City was launched, it has not stopped.

In a short period of time, the outer city of Nanjing was expanded by one-tenth.

Of course, more than a tenth of this expansion is a temporary shack area.

The urban construction plan officially planned by the imperial court is still on paper and has not been implemented.

Currently going through the financial approval process!

However, the Ministry of Construction is already surveying the terrain in advance and preparing a corresponding expansion plan.

The two talked all the way, and Li Guangyuan learned about the current political situation in the imperial court from the mouth of the little eunuch.

Not long after, the two arrived outside the imperial city.

Li Guangyuan was taken to wash and change his clothes, get his grooming done, and prepare to meet the emperor.

Lin Pei'an, on the other hand, walked quickly towards the imperial study, ready to return to the emperor.

In the imperial study room, Zhu Hongyu was flipping through the memorial book.

Looking at the densely packed text on the memorial book, the expression on Zhu Hongyu's face was obviously happy.

In this memorial, the content reported is not actually any government affairs, but the latest research results reported by the Daming Royal Arsenal.

The arsenal has produced several prototypes of steam armored vehicles, and is now preparing for experiments.

And, more importantly, these prototype vehicles may be able to catch up with the military parade to be held by the imperial court after being tested.

Zhu Hongyu is looking forward to the appearance of this steam armored vehicle!
At this moment, Lin accompanied An to trot to the outside of the imperial study, and then knocked on the door to ask for permission.

He brought Zhu Hongyu the news that Li Guangyuan entered the palace to seek an audience.

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and ordered with a smile.

"Pass down the order and let people prepare the banquet immediately, and I will personally clean up the dust for Guangyuan!"

The eunuch next to him was ordered to retreat, and trotted all the way to prepare the banquet.

Before making Zhu Hongyu wait long, Li Guangyuan came to Zhu Hongyu in a new suit.

"The last general greets His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Li Guangyuan bowed and bowed with a respectful attitude.

Zhu Hongyu got up from the chair, strode to Li Guangyuan's side, helped him up, and then spoke.

"Haha, no courtesy, no courtesy!"

"This trip to the plateau, Guangyuan, you have worked hard!"

"Look now, you are much darker and thinner than before!"

The climate on the plateau was extremely cold, and the sun's ultraviolet rays were still strong. Li Guangyuan ran around on the plateau, and his whole body was darkened by more than one degree.

Moreover, because the Ming army was playing raids almost all the way when fighting on the plateau, Li Guangyuan lost a lot of weight.

Zhu Hongyu patted Li Guangyuan's shoulder vigorously, with a smile on his face.

"For Daming, this is what the last general should do!"

Li Guangyuan said with a very solemn expression.

Well, this is political correctness!

Nothing to say!
Zhu Hongyu laughed heartily, and while pulling Li Guangyuan to the side hall, he spoke.

"The Qing family's conquest of the Heshuote Khanate this time, captured the bandit chieftain, and destroyed its capital. It really exalts the prestige of our Ming Dynasty on the plateau."

"Expanding the land for thousands of miles is a great achievement!"

"If you want any reward, just tell me!"

Although the natural environment on the plateau is relatively harsh, the land is barren and resources are scarce.

But that geographical location is quite important!

Controlling the plateau will deter the entire Central Asia, South Asia and other places, not just talk.

Li Guangyuan was able to lay down the entire plateau for Daming, and his credit is not small.

Zhu Hongyu thought, maybe this time's credit can make Li Guangyuan's Marquis rise to another level.

Zhu Hongyu brought Li Guangyuan to the side hall, where the banquet had already been prepared.

After they were seated, Zhu Hongyu began to talk to Li Guangyuan, asking Li Guangyuan what he had seen and heard on the plateau.

The two talked very happily, from what they had seen and heard on the plateau, to the performance of the army in the war, to the testing of new weapons...the two even talked about their common experiences when they were young.

Just when the two were talking happily, someone from outside came to report.

"Your Majesty, the empress is out to see you!"

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu's slight drunkenness dissipated, he put down the wine glass in his hand, and raised his head and said.

"Let Lingxiu in!"

Hearing this, Li Guangyuan also showed an excited expression on his face.

The relationship between him and Li Lingxiu's two brothers and sisters is still very deep!

After being separated for several years, it is very exciting to meet again now.

"The concubine has met His Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed and safe!"

Li Lingxiu saluted Zhu Hongyu.

When Li Guangyuan saw his queen sister coming in, he also got up from the chair and bowed down to pray.

"The last general pays homage to the empress! Good luck, empress."

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly.

"The queen doesn't need to be too polite, come and sit down!"

Li Lingxiu stood up straight, first grinned at Zhu Hongyu, then turned to Li Guangyuan, and spoke with a somewhat excited expression.

"Brother, when did you return to Beijing?"

Li Guangyuan looked a little restrained, but he still spoke.

"If you go back to your mother, the last general will arrive in Nanjing today!"

"As soon as I arrived in Nanjing, I was immediately called into the palace by His Majesty."

Li Lingxiu looked at Zhu Hongyu when she heard the words, and said in a somewhat unhappy tone.

"Brother has returned to Beijing, why didn't His Majesty tell me?"

Although Zhu Hongyu's prestige has become more and more important over the years, he and Li Lingxiu are already considered old couples.

There are not many people who dare to give Zhu Hongyu a bad face, but Li Lingxiu is definitely one of them.

Of course, Li Lingxiu would only have some small emotions in front of Zhu Hongyu in normal times, which can be regarded as a small affair between husband and wife.

Li Lingxiu did not dare to confront Zhu Hongyu on the real issue of right and wrong.

Zhu Hongyu heard the displeasure in Li Lingxiu's words, he laughed, and then spoke.

"I asked Uncle Guo to come over and have something serious to discuss, so I haven't had time to inform you yet!"

Li Lingxiu snorted softly, glanced at the banquet on the table, and then at Zhu Hongyu.

That look seems to be saying, is this what you are talking about? !

Seeing this scene, Zhu Hongyu was not annoyed, and gave Li Guangyuan a look, telling him to take the blame.

Li Guangyuan: "..."

Li Guangyuan was very helpless, his brother-in-law and younger sister, an emperor and a queen, he really didn't dare to get involved in their family disputes.

This is such a bad thing, it will really kill people!
Although he couldn't help but want to complain, but Zhu Hongyu's hint had already been given, Li Guangyuan could only bite the bullet and speak.

"That's right, empress, the last general is just now discussing with His Majesty the management of the plateau. It's really a serious matter."

Seeing this scene, Zhu Hongyu stepped forward and pulled Li Lingxiu to the table to sit down, and then spoke.

"Since you're here, don't talk about business."

"Today's event can be regarded as my family's family banquet, let's eat and drink."

"..."

After the banquet, Li Guangyuan bid farewell and left the palace.

Li Lingxiu told him to go home and have a look. The old mother at home missed him for a long time.

Zhu Hongyu quickly finalized the reward for this plateau battle.

Money, land, titles, official positions...

Zhu Hongyu is not stingy with these things that should be given.

Because he knew that as an emperor, he had to be rewarded and punished clearly!
……

Moreover, with the return of the plateau combat troops to Beijing, the military parade has also been put on the agenda.

Zhu Hongyu quickly finalized the corresponding plan, preparing to officially hold a military parade on this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.

Calculating the time, there are at most six or seven days left!
All kinds of preparatory work should be done in advance.

As the time drew near, the troops under review began to step up their training.

Those meritorious troops who just came down from the plateau also participated in it.

……

In the workshop of the internal combustion engine R&D group of the Royal Research Institute of the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Zhongqiu stood in front of a machine, adjusting the details of the machine with a serious face, and then prepared to record the data.

Several researchers looked at each other, and one of them spoke.

"The Imperial Research Institute of Ming Dynasty, the internal combustion engine research and development project team, the No. 13 prototype experiment, starts now!"

While speaking, a person came forward with a crank and started the internal combustion engine through the crank.

With a booming sound, the exhaust hole of the internal combustion engine began to spew black smoke.

That is the impurity left after the combustion of diesel oil, which is very choking.

After the machine is started, it starts to drive the connecting rod to rotate to provide power to the outside world...

A researcher kept recording the details of the machine's operation and experimental data with pen and paper.

Huang Zhongqiu also stared at the dashboard in front of him without blinking.

As time passed, the machine ran longer and longer, and the rotation of the pointer on the instrument panel gradually stabilized, and everyone's faces were full of hope.

They all have a hunch that their research projects may be about to produce results today.

However, just when the expressions on everyone's faces were full of hope, there was a loud bang, and the operation of the internal combustion engine in front of them suddenly accelerated a bit.

The pointer directly crossed the safety red line!
With a sound of collapse, a screw was ejected, rubbed a researcher's scalp, and nailed it directly into the wall.

In the next moment, there was a rattling sound inside the machine, and the black smoke that spewed out became thicker and thicker.

When a famous researcher saw this scene, his complexion changed.

The leader couldn't help but speak.

"Quick, get out, stop the experiment, stop the experiment immediately!"

It's okay if the experiment fails, it's a big deal to try again.

But these baby bump researchers, nothing can happen.

The researchers quickly left the test site, and after the test prototype continued to operate for a while, it exploded with a bang.

Countless parts flew around, turning the entire proving ground into a mess.

Everyone's faces are not very good-looking.

"Where is the problem?"

"Yeah, what the hell is going on?"

"Why did it blow up again?! What a hell!"

"..."

Although everyone's faces were ugly, they were not panicked.

It can be seen that internal combustion engine explosions are actually not uncommon for them.

Hearing this, the person in charge of the steam engine project sighed and said.

"Okay, okay, this experiment is over!"

"Everyone go back and summarize the test data, and think about where the problem is."

"Strive to avoid similar problems in the next experiment!"

Everyone clasped their fists in response.

Huang Zhongqiu also sighed, his face full of helplessness.

I can only press my mind and follow everyone to do the experiment summary.

After being on duty, Huang Zhongqiu packed up his things and put stacks of documents into his briefcase.

Ready to go home and think about it.

After he got home, he didn't eat any food, so he went into the study and continued to ponder the blueprint of the internal combustion engine.

Holding a pencil in his hand, he kept writing and drawing on the drawings, marking the key points.

Pick up a ruler or an eraser from time to time, and study the drawings.

There are formulas listed next to the drawings, and it is obvious that various data are being calculated.

After a long time, he exhaled heavily, and Huang Zhongqiu rubbed the space between his eyebrows again.

No idea at all!

At this moment, Huang Zhongqiu's study room was knocked.

He said something without looking up, and then continued to ponder the drawings.

With a creak, Huang Luzhuang walked in with a stack of blueprints in his hands.

When he came to Huang Zhongqiu, he opened his mouth and said.

"Uncle, I drew the blueprint of the steam engine you asked me to draw, and I asked my uncle to help me correct it."

Huang Zhongqiu exhaled heavily, thinking that he could just change his mood.

Nodding his head, he took the blueprint of the steam car from his nephew, and then flipped through it.

With the sound of flipping through the pages, the expression on Huang Zhongqiu's face changed slightly, from the original frown to joy gradually.

Huang Zhongqiu gradually realized that his nephew was a genius!
A true genius!

Huang Zhongqiu could hardly find any flaws in the blueprint of the steam car he designed.

So much so that even if he wanted to correct his nephew, he couldn't find a place to write.

After pondering for a while, Huang Zhongqiu finally made up his mind and spoke.

"Lu Zhuang, take a look at this drawing, see if there is anything unreasonable."

He was going to ask Huang Luzhuang to help him with the drawings of the internal combustion engine.

As for the leak...

Huang Zhongqiu really didn't realize this for a while.

Hearing this, Huang Luzhuang didn't refuse, picked up the drawing that Huang Zhongqiu had put on the table and looked at it.

A pensive look appeared on his face!
Huang Zhongqiu knew how complicated this internal combustion engine was, so he didn't urge his nephew.

Instead, he began to carefully read the drawings of the steam car designed by Huang Luzhuang, and began to calculate some detailed data parameters.

For a while, the study room became quiet.

Only the sound of the pen nib rubbing against the paper and the sound of flipping the paper are left from time to time.

After a while, Huang Zhongqiu let out a deep breath, full of envy.

In this world, there are really geniuses!
My nephew is such a genius!
After a while, Huang Luzhuang stopped writing, raised his head and said to his uncle.

"Uncle, this blueprint is very complicated. So far, I can only find two areas for improvement!"

"Please look over, uncle!"

After finishing speaking, Huang Luzhuang gave Huang Zhongqiu the blueprint he had modified for review again.

After Huang Zhongqiu took over the drawings, he began to review them.

Looking at the content on the drawing, his eyes suddenly lit up.

He was constantly flipping through the blueprints in his hand, and even with a cursory glance, he could tell that Huangluzhuang's improvements were real and effective.

As if he had made up his mind, Huang Zhongqiu put down the drawing in his hand, and then spoke.

"Lu Zhuang, ask for a day off from school tomorrow, and go to the Royal Research Institute with your uncle..."

……

Calvin is so sad...

(End of this chapter)